Continuous-pugging wet pan



Apu'l 5" 1927' H. R.'sTRA|G|-rr CONTINUOUS PUGGING WET PAN A Filed June 23. 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 5 1927' H. R; STRAIGHT coNTIVNUoUsPUGGING WET'PAN Filed June 23, 1924 s sheets-sheet `z l' jm/fo zh/KW April 5 p l HY R. STRAIGHT 'CONTINUOUS PUGGING WET PAN K Fild June 23, 1924' 5 'Sheets-Sheet :5

f fnv 1 623287 Apnl 5 1927' H. R. STRAIGHT y CONTINUOUSPUGGING WET PANl Filed June 23, 1924 5v Sheets-Sheet 4 gf Z9 Ihre/Maf' y @7g/M 15m H. R. STRAIGHT CONTINUOUS PUGGING WET A.

. 'l Filed June 25, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheetl 5 April 5, 1927. v 1,623,287

Patented Apr. 5, 1927.

HALvER 1a. STRAIGHT', or ADEL, IOWA.v

- ooNTInUoUs-rUGGING WET PAN.

Application md June `23, 1924. sriaino; 721,850;

'Theobject ot my inventionis'to provide improvements inmechanisms for preparing and working clay in the nature of a continnous` pugging wet pan adapted to yfeed the pugged material'to one or a number of tile machines simultaneously.' v

A further object is to providean improved puggingI mechanism so arranged that the clay or shale to be pugged may be worked intermittently, as I iind this has considerable `advantage in giving the material more time to thoroughly mix with the water, and at Cal the same time enable the device to be operated more economically from a power standpoint, the object being to pug or agitate the material for a short time, then :permit it :to rest for a' shorttime while the moisture. is being absorbed by the drier portions of the material broken up by 'the pugging action, thereby saving-a ,considerable power over "the Continuous methodot` pugging.

Afurther object is'tol provide in such a device, means whereby a series of tilev machines may bev simultaneously fed from thewet pan I `of the pugging mechanism, each of'said tile machines being adapted to be'independently thrown into and ont of operation relative to said pan, and cachot said tile machines being operatively connected with an independent pugging apparatus including a water supply, the last said devices being `so constructedand arranged that as the tile machine isthrown out of operation, the said water supply 'and pugging lapparatuswill also ybe thrown out of operation. l

A further Objectis to'provide means 'for automatically controlling the amount of water ted tothe mixture within the pan..y

A further object is to provide in -connection with such a device, that type of atile machine having continuously operated wire cutters, and lin connection withV said wire cutters, meanswhereby, it one of the cutters should become broken, the tile machine together with its pugging unit will be automatically thrown out ot' operative relation with the pugging pan.

A further object is to provide in a pugging mill an improved blunger knife. y y

My inventionconsists in the construction, arrangement and combination ot' the various parts of the4 device, whereby lthe objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which f Y y vFigure 1 is a plan View of aseginental p'or-L j i tion of my `improved device. Figure 2 is an enlarged, detail,l segmental,

sectional view-taken'on the linev 24-2 ofpFigure 1.

Figure?) is .an enlarged,-detail, sectional 'A view taken onth'e line 3-f3 of 'Figure 1.

viewv taken onthe line '4r-4 yoffFigure 1.

on the line 5 5k of Figure il.

Figure 4 vis anenlarged, detail,sectionalv 6a v Figure is adetail, sectional'view taken y Figure 6,is a-sectional V'viewtakenon thev 7 'is a detail, sectional i view l talien Figure on the'line 7 7 of Figure'l.

Figure 8 visa sidey elevation of a tile cutter A yframe such as commonly usedon tile cutting f machines, Ashowing the ymanner lin :which my improved ,auto'maticf control is connected therewith. Y .Y Figure 91s a side cutter arms.

time@ ,i-one: Oras Figure 10 isa diagram yofthe electric cir cuits used in connection wth myimproved device. g f c Figure 11 is a detaill s1deelevationotxone of theblungerknives; I

My improveddevices iswsuppor'ted'pon a,

touniilation'lO which' is provided with a pivot member 11 designedtoA support 'a verti- "j cally,` arranged pivot 12, said ,pivot having mounted thereon a horizontally arranged circular ted table 13. rPhey said 'table 13 is provided at its central portion wit-ha .downl wardly extendingsleeve ltsupported on'the shaft V12,. `Each edgeo'fthetable 18`is provided with a downwardly extending dric'al wall member 15, ,the lowerA edge ot which terminates in an annular bottom mem-vA `ber 16. )The outer edge ot' the ,member 16 'is'y provided with upwardly l Iextending "annular flange' 18, the lower edge of said flange being 'l'aro'videdwith' anannular track member 19 having its -undersurface beveled 'and designedto becarried. and supportedby means 'of a'series ot rollers' 20 support'edfon a shaft 21arranged'radiallywith lthe center of the shaft 12.

'lhewalls 15 and ..18 yand the bottom ineni-v i ber 16 form an annular pan, whicljrlf shall l term the wet' pan adapted` to. be rotatedin "a horizontal-plane about the pivot 12. This rotary movementvis imparted'tothesaid-pan y by connecting one ofthe shaftmembers v21 with-a speed reducing member122 operated? from an electric motor 23,*the pan ,being l vdriven through-the. frictional engagement between,theiroller`-.andthe tracllglt);

provided with an openingf26`. The lower-Y ;Q; edge of the member terminates atasllght-` .distance above the table 13, andthe opening 26 being of a diameter lessthanthezdiameter oflsaid yplate. 13,.so.that'pr`1l'veri2ed clay or' 10 'shale'.may!,befedfto the'lable without runningr over itsout'er edge by gravity- Theiower edge .of the mem-ber; 25 -1sprovided withal series .of outwardly. and; downs wardly "eitending bracket members v27, .the

flower end:` olf which is .provided with a lbearing member y28,. Eachef the bearingmem -bers2`8 isgprovidedwith 1a y.radially arranged -i shaft 29` whichextends'outwardlyabovefand beyognd thefwallf member 118.' Thegouter end foreach yofr the shafts29 is operated .through 'fa ,speedreducing .geardevice 8,0, and .each of said-ear devices beingfopera-tedithrough an# @electric motor.. 31. This provides means l `whereby the shaft29 .may be continuously [rotated through themotorfv ,31 Vand the speed reducing4 mechanism "3l-O..v .y

LEach ,of the .shafts .29. Sis provided with ka seriesof` blunger knives .32,-said= knivesy be- .i ing arranged in" av common plane with each 30,

alternateknife extending in theopposite. directionfrom ktheintermediate knives, so that 'y when .the shaft 29 is inoperative, theknives 32..may be'movedto ahorizontal plane,- permittingany material inthe wet pan to move freelybeneath them,r Eaclnoisaid knivesv32 has ts'router end provided with aycircular face, 33,: which isslightly eccentricwith the aspeed slightly diiferjent. from the speed of ing action willtakeplace, causingl the pare ticlesiof `materialy to be morethoroughly:y

pulled apart and mixed.l

the-.bottom ,member 16, a ,squeezing and pull Thefinner.. face of eachy of theV knives is h ,beveled:at`34`so thatfasv the shaft 29isron 4tated, material withinthe pan willb.y moved slightly outwardly.v I have preferably proef vide-,d four ofthe'lshaftfs arranged infa radlalpmanner. andequall. distances apart.f

Between .each pairofshafts129 andeoutsi de. l ofthe-flange 18,(I haveprovidedza tile mai chine 35, the. axisof which is .also placed raf l dially-with the center of the shaftfjl2., vas

clearly.shown.y in Figurerl.

`tile, machines. is provided f withV a feed auger f fandagfeedhoppertheinnerend of the hopper'BZ rests substantially adjacent` to the y' .fouter faceof` thellange718.'.V

djacenttoone sideof..the hopper Si', l

eiashaft- 39, `'The r@i1-ter eridofj the Shaft haveprovided a .,c;asi ng'.38 A,in which is mount- 39.djacentt0 the h-opper'is provided with made clear.'

edge. 4101"? said ,bla-deis designed to rest adjacentto theu-pper faceof themember 16 when in an operative position, and to deliver material from the pan to the hopper 37 in a' mannerl similar -to that of the ordinary PlOW. V,

v"l`hat`portion of the shaft 39 withln the casing.I 38ispr0vded with a segment 42,

the upper edge'of which is provided with a lug43 .anda notch .44.. The notch. 44 is denotch 44,' whfich vin turn Awill permit-the segment 42 to swing. in an antifclockwise direcsigned to receive one end of a latching men-if,

4tion as illustrated in Figure 4, and the plow r member to .be dropped into position withinthe pan. A spring 49 is provided rondt-he.

rod 48.or yieldably holding the latch 45 in the notch 44. The casing `38 is provided .with

lan electric magnet 5() having a sliding core 51, one end .of said corebeing,` pivotally` connected to the sector42. This -provides'means whereby the, plow/may be liftedby establishing an electric circuit through the magnet 50, thepurposefof. which will hereinaifterbe A `switch device 52 is also pro-vided inthe casilrggv` comprising a bracket 53'having a; sationary contact'member 54 and a movable Contact. member 5 5. This member 55 is actuated by means of a pivoted lever 56, the lower endl of which is designedto engage thelug 43 when the plow is in its inoperative position, thereby causing;` t-he switch member 55I to disengage theV switch member 54, through the action vofa coilspring 57. A;

spring 58 is providedv for movingfthe switch ydev1ce-55to its closedposltion. The` switch 52 visf includedminr circuit hereinafter des: scribed. v 1 l The pan. is, also provided with a .number of mullcrwheels 59, leach of which mounted on a shjaft 60 each oisaidshafts being sup-y ported in .pivoted arms 6l.- The said arms 61l are carri-ed by.` a shaft 62 mounted in suitable brackets 63and r64.v The axis 60-is also-ar- Each ofthef.

. shaft 12.

ranged substantially radially with the Adjacent to one side of'each ofthe mullers y59 is a vvertically arrangedv waterl supply pipe 65, theV lower end of each of said pipes. b-eingprovided witha control 'valve 66, eachofisaid valvcshaving a .stem 67 operated through a bell crank l-ev-er 68.` One end of the bell cranklever 68 is provided,

.with-amagnetcore 69 designed to slide in the electromagnet 70. A spring 71y is pro `vided for holding the core 69to its. outer.

limit of movement, and also for closing the valve 66. r

Each of thebraclrets 28 is provided with' aforwardly extending portiony 7 2, to. which is pivoted a' scraper blade7 3, the saidV blades being design-ed to extend inwardly and forwardly adjacentto the top face of the table 13,- so that as the said table is rotated, material thereon will bejscraped 'into' the' pan.

`A rod 74 is pvoted-near the pivot .end of each ofthe members 7.3, and is designed to extend out-wardly into the casing 38.v :The outer end of said rod 74 is pivoted to the sector42, as clearly shown 'in Figure 4.

By this arrangement, it will beseenthit as the plow l42 is elevated, the rod 74 will be movedoutwardly, which` in turn will cause the scra er 7 3 to be swun0-outwardl from the table 13, thereby providing means whereby the feeding of the material ,to the pan will be automatically cut off..

I have provided in the rod 74 a turn buckle 'ofthe piowio. 1

Pivotally mounted adjacent to the front side of the hopper 37 is .a shaft 7 7, the inner end of which is provided with a crank wheel 78 having a crank pin 79 designed tofcarry a connecting rod 80, the lower end of which is pivotally connectedto upwardly extending Y lugs 81 from the free end of the packer 76. Thus it will be seen that if the shaft 77 is rotated, the free end of the packer will ybe elevated and lowered, which will cause the pugg-ed material to be packed ahead of the plow, so as toform a lsort of stiff column of clay, which may be easily and readily slid upwardly andfoutwardly over the face ofthe plow into the hopper 36, which lwould be almost `impossible'if the materialwere loose at the time it engagedlthe plow.

The shaft l77. is l driven Ifrom an electric motor .82 and worm gears 83.

The inner. end of eachof'the'speed reducing gear members 30 is provided with an annular contact ring 84, which is insulated from the lcasing of the speed reducer, and designed to form one terminal of an electric circuit. The annular member 84 is provided with a segment 85 mounted on Vone end of a slidable shaft 86, so arranged that as the said shaft is moved longitudinally, the

sector. 85 will be moved into and out of positionin the annular ring 84, and when in position forms a partof the contact. I

Mounted on the shaft 29 is a hub 87 having an outwardly 'extending arm 838, the said arm beingfprovided with a pivoted contact member 89,. which vis heldoutwardly by means of a spring 90, and into contact with the members 84 and'85. The purpose ofthis l will hereinafter be made clear.

in Figures e and 9, i have illustrata the cutter reel of the tile machine,which comprises an axle 91'havin'g a spider'92 designed to carry aV series of pivoted cutting arms93, each of said arms being provided with a cutting wire 94. The said wire 94 is mounted in insulatedy supporting members 95, 96 vand 97. The members 96 and 97 are electrically'l connected. by conductors 98. z One :of `the members 98 is connected with a rslip ring 99,

which is insulated fromthe 'Spider 92. A

contact member 100 is providedl for said ring, which is connected toav conductor 101 of an electric circuit. f

Thus it will be seen thata-n electric cir,-

cuit may be established lthrough the con-l ductors A98 and the cutting wires 94,v and the opposite one of the members 98 being grounded to the spider 92,`which in turn is groundedto the conductor 102. l It will be seen that if any one of the wires94should become broken, then the circuit maintained in the conductors 101v and 102 will bey tors 105, 103 andw108, `together withl the switches 104 and 107, provide means whereby an electric' current may be vsupplied from any suitable power plant for the operation of the motors' and' electric' mechanism of my improved device.

The. conductor 101 has included a y coil 109, said relay ,being provided with a contact included in'an electric conductor 111 connected with thefconductor 10.3.

JIU!" The conductor 111 is connected-at oneside y o f the plow operating magnet 50, while they ,Y

otherl side of the magnet 50 leads to the* switch member 54, while the switch member'- 55' is provided with a'conducto-r 112 lead-` ing to the conductor 108; f

Thus it will be Seen'that when the ciitter wires'94 are placedinposition, and the 1 switches 104 and 107 fare closed, a current will flow through the said cutter wires'94.

and through the relay coilv 109, vwhichr is preferably of high resistance, so thatV aY small amount of current is consumed. This will cause the switch device 110 to be nor- 'y mally held open and the plow will then be free to drop into position'within the pan when the control rod 48 has been operated',

but if one of the wires 94 should 'become' broken, then the switch lever`110 will be released -from the coil '109 and-,a circuit 130 established. through. the.. conductor'. 111,

V*whichgwill'energize the co.il,"50,. and` cause the. plunger ,51y toghe drawn.:inwardlyy and n thev plow. elevated withzthe latch,` 15 engage ing thenotched'.l Thelug-43 willlithen ii Y gage the lofwer. end. of the lever y56. and

. causethe. switchmember 55.- to disengage,

.' ilo Y 'willgbe.automatically elevated i-n. case one.

ofitheiwiresdd ofthe .corresponding cutter conductor 114. connected jwith the conductor;

.'llhelmotois 231- undv y'21.'conductor llxconnectedwitli the conducthe :switch memben dgage-in. opening. .the circuit. l

Thisprovideshieens. whereby the plow is broken.v

tor 10,3. .'llieinotor 23v is'y provided with e 108,. while theyrnotor 31 is, provided with a secondV conductor 115 connected with` the segmen-t, while the Contact 89 `is provided with: e..conductor11,6-,l which include-s the "coil oftheinagnet.. The said .magnet 70. is connectedf'withqthe conductor 114, thereby establishinge. circuit from the.. conductor V114 through the coilfO, the` conductor 116,

the `contact 89 the vsegment Seiend they c0111 duetor; 115.

TheshetfBQ isvprovidedlwith a cani 117i,

/designed to coact with. the roller 118 on one end o1 theshfaft, so yarrangedtiri-avt when the plow 40gisin its elevatedposition, thev segment 85 will, be` disengaged from the segmentv, and contactbrolgen vbetween the member SQendthe said segment 85.V when.v

v"the kfnives.l 32 are in a horizontal position,

as` clearly shown in Feigure 6.

i ,-'Illius it willV loe-seen that whenlthe plow .j "40 visA .movedvto its -eldYted position the cir" cuit through thel inotor 31 andthe conductor 116 will be,v broken .at the `tirnethe knives. 32y are ine` horizontal position, thereby causing the' `seid pug shaft-.29 tovbve stopped 1n saidy A 5 position, and also causing-.the coiliYO toz bef,

come l.cle-energized,permitting the spring 71 Y to` move the, .Valve V6.6 to eclosed position fand the watersupply for thatfper,ticiilar unit In this connection, it should be ,noted that.V

the `coilfOiswound oflow resistance, and is 0 'in series with the conductor which supplies .current to the motor. 31. The tensionof :the spring-711 is so .adjusted fthatttheI core 69 4rests in e balanced .f con dition., between .the spring.

l '71\ andthe magnetic-pull. on thev core 69de moveit/to an open position. l

Byftheproper adjustment of thecoil 61, itv will be. seenfthat the seid coil may, be

y medew-.provide anautonieticreldtion of if With1nthejpan--isysti, then` a, considerable. 5 energy srequiredte .impart retetenite @he the Water supply, due to the variation in the current.suppliedk to the. motor, the seidV variation of current being in direct proportion to `the amounty ofienergy required to rovtatethe 4puggi-ng.- shaft.y If the-.material 51-, are provided Vwith .i

shaft, which in turnwill requireaheavy loud on the coil 70, and in turn cause` the,

valve 60, to be moved to .efurther open position, butitan excess offwater is b eingsup-v plied. and themateriel within. the. pall .be-

cornes. softer, .theenergy required tofrotate i the .shafts will be `less eiid'consequently the.

valve 6.6. .wllbe.y moved to e further J closed position, therebyjprovidigng means. whereby the properernount oiwatenma-y be supplied to the clay .to /forniemixture-o the'proper.

consistencyrv u This provides inea/ns ,whereby ifone of the tile machines 1s .thrown out of Qperdti011., the

pugginggraction,,will also bey Stopped, and the .wu'teret the seine .tinie shutoff, the. feeding bladesJTS-"of,that particulark unit also; being'` thrown. out ojfoperation as before described.

It will be. Seen thetthe Prevideemeele..

whereby onegor enurnber of tile cutter,s ,nuay` l be thrown intoor outof,operetionwith a- Single Wet. mesme# Pen Witheet ehenglne the ,consistencyI of the IniXtulje.

'By this arrangement.

feed hepper may. bemede te; Supply me: eeriel te d weging meehenemf which. in

turnL is so` erringed'tliet, neither` one or eA vided mprevedi meeee whereby. Wedel'. Will4 be .eidemeteellvSepieled te the m'Xtde Se it. will Jee` Seele diet Igheveprovided ineens whereby yat single-V Vdietf11mte-1delviltlee fed te. die tile. melehee,

Devine `the Deeper pleetiefyf..

I clfiiin .asiiny invention; n 1. ln a d eyjce' otlie class'V described, a pueeee Peli, e., pussies' meehensm .within seid pan, ineens .delivering inatei'ielto be pugged Tto` seid'pen, means; for4 Continuously..

supplying, water `to seid ineteriel within the ieee, merdes.. fee deli/.ies "-eed pussies meeh'- .f enis1n,the ,quantity of ywater supplied being n eutoinziticelly ,controlled through the aniountl.

los

oi. power reguired to* l operette pugging inecha-nisin.

2., In combination, hoppen feed Vtable to receive rnaterizilg'frpin seidhopper, e pugging. .wet pain.' u, prigging` ineol'inisin for seid pain, ineens for opei'ting l pugging mechanism, ineens, for ieeding material frein seidtblef to saidjpan', and ineens for.

contiinious lyl supplying water to the ina,-

. terielied to said pain, the quantity of Water supplied to. seidy pan being automatically,

controlled byl the consistency ofu tile lne?A terizil within thefpan.

3, ln a device y piigging, 1021112.21. wiggles mechanism within seid pan, means. OLsuppIying nieterial 'to be pugged. to pen, Y Ineens for .conduct-f meer-.eier eeeeeeeselredlemeterle! wide.

e-the clase. deserbed, e.

for said water supply, an electric motor forv f driving said pugging mechanism, an electric circuit for supplying current to said motors, said circuit including an electric magnet, means controlled by the variation of the current and said electromagnet for operating said valve, said parts being so adjusted and arranged that any variation in the current load for said motor required to operate the pugging mechanism will open and close said valve in a proper amount so that the mixture in the pan will be of uniform consistency.

4. A movable pugging pan, a shaft arranged above and transversely with the movement of said pan, al series of blunger knives for said shaft arranged in alternate and opposite directions and in a common plane, means for rotating said shaft, means for throwing the last said means into and out of operation, they last said means including means `whereby the shaft will be stopped with the blunger knives resting in a plane substantially parallel to'said pan.

5. In a device ofthel class described, a

movable pan, a shaft arranged above and transversely with the movement of said pan, a blunger bladel for said shaft having its outer end curved'and slightly eccentric with materialbldythe curved end of said blade.

v 6. A tile cutter including a rotarycutting mechanism provided with a series of cutting the center of said shaft, means for moving:

wires, means for conveying pugged material to said tile machine, means for operating said tile cutter and said conveying means, and means controlled through the'brealring of any one of said wires for throwing the last said means out of operation.

' Des Moines, Iowa, June 10, 1924.

HALVER n. sTRAiei-IT. i 

